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CASE REPORT
Nocturnal seizure and simultaneous bilateral shoulder fracture-dislocation
  1. Ilfita Sahbudin1,2,
  2. Andrew Filer1,2
  1. 1Rheumatology Research Group Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, UK
  2. 2Rheumatology Department, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Ilfita Sahbudin, i.sahbudin{at}bham.ac.uk

Summary

An otherwise fit and well 27-year-old man presented with acute onset unexplained bilateral shoulder pain, and was found to have bilateral shoulder fractures and dislocations on imaging. Although features were atypical, a nocturnal seizure causing the bilateral shoulder fractures was suspected and EEG showed features compatible with epilepsy.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2015-213489

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